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Erosion Control Ltd. is a bonded Canadian environmental services company
established in 1996. We specialize in the field of biotechnical
slope stabilization/soil bioengineering solutions to erosion and
sediment control, riparian restoration, storm water outfall protection,
mining and industrial reclamation. |
Terra Erosion Control Ltd. has developed
and implemented solutions internationally for the transportation,
energy and natural resource industries. Terra Erosion Control Ltd.
provides quality services to private corporations, government agencies,
municipalities and community groups. |
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clients are provided with efficient, reliable and cost-effective
solutions that focus on creating and enhancing wildlife & fish
habitat. “The
strength of our organization is our ability to implement projects
that are designed on field experience and realistic cost estimates.”
Terra Erosion Control consists of a dedicated team with
extensive experience and a multidisciplinary approach to problem
solving. We offer our clients a long term site management vision.
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We
operate in several languages including French, Spanish, Nepali and
Hindi. Our company is a member of the following associations:
We
are dedicated to the principles of sustainable land use and restoration
of natural ecosystems.
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Safety
Program and Policies
Our
company operates under a detailed “Occupational, Health and Safety
Program” custom designed to our activities. Our on-site, certified,
first aid attendant/field supervisor conducts regular job hazard
assessments, daily inspection of vehicles and equipment and documents
daily safety meetings with field crews.
We
are an active member of the “Alberta Association for Safety Partnerships” certified under the C.O.R. program.
Our company was
awarded the Teck Cominco Metals Ltd, Trail Operations “Safety
Achievement Recognition” for 2006 and 2007 in recognition
of our safety performance on the Riverbank
restoration project.
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Dave Polster
David
Polster is a plant ecologist who has been involved in reclamation
and restoration of degraded sites for the past 30 years.
Mr.
Polster has considerable experience in planning and conducting plant
ecological investigations for park developments, hydroelectric developments
and mine impact assessments. He has been responsible for planning
and implementing reclamation programs for major mines, linear developments,
forest sites, gravel pits and industrial developments. His broad
knowledge of environmental issues has contributed to the successful
completion of the Best Management Practices for Urban and Rural
Land Development (2006 edition).
Mr.
Polster has been instrumental in the creation of innovative revegetation
programs for major industrial developments. He has pioneered the
use of soil bioengineering solutions for the treatment of steep
and/or unstable slopes in Western Canada. He has been responsible
for the development of innovative vegetation management and invasive
species treatment programs for the transportation sector and in
ecological restoration. He is qualified to provide professional
revegetation and erosion control prescriptions and road deactivation
prescriptions for forest lands.
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David's
company is Polster Environmental Services Ltd. |
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D. Polster's curriculum vitae.
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We are:
David
Putt P.Geo. P.Ag., Senior advisor
David
Polster R.P. Bio., Plant ecologist
Jason McDiarmid, R.E.T., Project Manager
Kalyan
Thapa, Bio-engineering Specialist, Canada/Asia
President Pierre
Raymond
Senior
Site Rehabilitation Specialist, Pierre, has
worked since 1990 in the natural resources sector in British
Columbia and Alberta. Since 1996, his focus has been on soil
bioengineering/biotechnical slope stabilization, erosion control
and riparian habitat restoration in British Columbia and northern
Alberta, Canada.
In
2002 he was involved in the monitoring, auditing,
training and trial establishment for erosion control
measures on a pipeline project in southern Peru. Pierre’s
experience includes biotechnical stabilization prescriptions,
implementation, maintenance and monitoring. He
also has a strong background in post-harvest silviculture
treatment, supervision of construction machinery and
road deactivation practices. Recent involvement
includes the development and trial of a vegetated
riprap design, riparian habitat restoration,
vegetated
log crib walls,
storm
water outfall protection, mining reclamation and landslide
rehabilitation.
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Mr.
Raymond has owned and operated his company since 1996 .
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P. Raymond's curriculum vitae.
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Dave
Putt
Dave
Putt is a geologist who has worked in the forest resources
sector of southeastern British Columbia for 15 years focusing
on terrain hazard assessment and mapping. Applications include
control of erosion and slope stability in forest resource
development as well as watershed restoration for protection
of fisheries and community water supplies. 2006 to 2008 –
Senior advisor on land reclamation projects for Terra Erosion
Control Ltd.
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Dave Putt's curriculum vitae.
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a volunteer, Dave works in Latin America to bring household
water filtration to people whose water sources are polluted
using the Manz biosand filter. For further information
on the biosand filter and other simple water technologies
see the website of the Centre for Affordable Water and
Sanitation Technology (CAWST).
>>CAWST
website link
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Jason McDiarmid, R.E.T.
Recently joining us as project manager, Jason is a civil and structural engineering technologist with a diverse range of experience in erosion and sedimentation control, civil works and environmental infrastructure. This experience was gained as an environmental infrastructure consultant and project manager with Stantec Consulting Ltd. (2003 to 2009), the Utilities Supervisor for the City of Whitehorse (1998 to 2003), an Engineering Technologist for the City of Whitehorse (1994 to 1998) and a Highway Construction Inspector/Materials Testing Technician for Public Works and Government Services Canada (1989 to 1994).
Jason’s project experience includes: project management, proposal preparation, report writing, cost estimates, regulatory application and compliance, stakeholder and public consultation, design and construction of erosion and sedimentation control, in-stream and in-river works, live plantings, landscaping, site grading, civil surface works, roads, underground infrastructure, water treatment, wastewater treatment, pumping stations, storm water management facilities and electrical and control systems.
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Link to Jason McDiarmid's curriculum vitae.
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Kalyan
Thapa
Working
in the young geology of the Himalayan terrains in Nepal, Kalyan's
career development
focused
on low cost and cost effective approaches in design and construction
of Soil Bioengineering. He has worked internationally in the
soil bioengineering industry for the past 14 years in Nepal,
Canada, Bhutan, India and East Timor. His experience
includes; site assessments, planning, design, supervision,
cost estimates and implementation of projects in land reclamation,
erosion and sediment control for the highways, irrigation,
mining, disaster control, and watershed management sectors.
Since
the spring of 2007, Kalyan has been working with Terra Erosion
Control Ltd. in British Columbia and Alberta, Canada. He was
involved in various projects such as vegetated riprap installation,
riparian restoration of pipeline crossings and steep slope
stabilization/vegetation of a contaminated site on the riverbank
restoration project.
>>Link
to Kalyan Thapa's curriculum vitae.
>>Link
to "The Importance of Bio-Engineering" by
Kalyan Thapa
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